Vintage Flower Brooch By Theodor Fahrner With Marcasite Roses, ca. 1950

"The beauty of clothing is enhanced to an extraordinary degree by the distinctive effect of Fahrner jewellery. No lady of taste will want to do without it in the future." (From a brochure of the company Theodor Fahrner from the 1920s) Theodor Fahrner made artists' jewellery affordable because he combined modern forms with democratic materials. He did not create individual pieces for a small elite like Lalique or Cartier, but rather the designs were mass-produced in silver, decorated with enamel, marcasites and occasionally precious stones. Jewellers and department stores throughout Europe sold the jewellery, which Fahrner advertised extensively in journals and magazines: "Fahrner jewellery - based on designs by the best artists" allowed every woman to participate in a modern life full of beauty. Every year, traveling salesmen with large sample cases presented the new products developed in Pforzheim to local jewellers. One such sample case full of unworn Fahrner jewellery had lain untouched in an attic for the last 40 years or more until it was offered to us. It contained samples of almost all series from about 1919 until the company's dissolution in 1979. The brooch presented here is therefore unworn and perfectly preserved. The brooch shows as a large flower made of richly gilded silver with fine marcasite roses in the stem. The petals show an interesting surface structure with laid wires, a so-called vermicelli decoration as well as a hatching, which creates an interesting play of light. The brooch was probably executed in the years around 1950 and comes from the series "Filigran jewellery", which was already developed in the 1930s. A wonderful overview of the wealth of designs can be found in the catalogueue "Theodor Fahrner. Jewellery between avant-garde and tradition", edited by Brigitte Leonhardt and Dieter Zühlsdorff, Stuttgart 2005. Fahrner jewellery is often collected. Discover all the other Fahrner jewellery we offer here..

Estimación:€239

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